From October 19 to November 6, 2026, SNSPA students may submit their applications and supporting documents for scholarship approval for the first semester of the 2026–2027 academic year.
All types of scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of an application.
The recipients of scholarships awarded by the National School of Political and Administrative Studies are Romanian citizens enrolled in full-time undergraduate and master’s degree programs in which the study places are funded by the state budget.
Scholarships are awarded for the duration of academic activities, which include: courses, seminars, labs, projects, practical activities, and exam sessions; and, for final-year students—that is, third-year undergraduate students and second-year graduate students—scholarships are awarded until the end of the final exam session, in accordance with the academic calendar.
Methodology The regulation on the awarding of scholarships and other forms of financial aid to full-time students can be viewed here.
Amount of Scholarships awarded by the National School of Political and Administrative Studies is:
- Merit-based scholarship: 1,100 lei
- Social scholarship*: 925 lei
- Grant for occasional social assistance: 925 lei
- Scholarship for academic excellence: 1,100 lei.
- SNSPA Special Scholarship**: Amount Approved by the Board of Directors
- Sports Achievement Scholarship: 1,100 lei.
NOTE:
*The net minimum wage for the economy used in the analysis of social scholarship applications is 2,699 lei per month (determined by the gross minimum wage of 4,325 lei in effect as of July 1, 2026, through Government Decision No. 146/2026).
The scholarship amounts for students enrolled in university degree programs funded by the state budget, in the full-time format, for the 2026–2027 academic year, are as follows: Order No. 6633 of the Ministry of Education and Research, dated October 30, 2025, published in the Official Gazette on November 4, 2025.
**The SNSPA Special Scholarship is awarded by each academic unit according to its own criteria, with the number and amount of scholarships approved by the SNSPA Board of Directors.
Merit Scholarship
The merit-based scholarship is awarded to eligible students enrolled in full-time undergraduate programs, in state-funded spots, in descending order of grade point average, with the minimum GPA required to receive the scholarship being 8.50 (eight point five), without exceeding the allocated budget.
Application for the Merit Scholarship can be downloaded from here.
SNSPA students who wish to receive a merit-based scholarship for the first semester of the 2026–2027 academic year must complete the standard application form and upload it to this online form. When submitting their application for the merit-based scholarship, students must accurately fill out the information required for the scholarship payment, in the same online form.
Deadline: November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m..
- Submission of the online form to apply for the merit-based scholarship, including the information required for scholarship disbursement: October 19 – November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
- Publication of the lists of students nominated for merit-based scholarships: November 20, 2026.
- Online submission of appeals for merit-based scholarships: November 21–22, 2026
- Announcement of the results of appeals for merit-based scholarships: November 24, 2026.
Please check the faculties' e-learning platforms, where the lists of scholarship recipients for the first semester of this academic year will be posted.
Scholarship to Promote Scientific Achievement
According to Article 6, paragraph (2)(b) of Ministry of Education Order No. 6463/2023, SNSPA may also award scholarships to encourage academic achievement, hereinafter referred to as academic achievement scholarships, based on criteria proposed by the Academic Council. The scholarships and their amounts are approved by the Board of Directors.
Applications for academic merit scholarships must be submitted to the faculty secretariats on weekdays during student office hours, from October 19 – November 6, 2026. In addition, SNSPA students who wish to receive a scholarship for academic achievement must correctly fill out the information required for the scholarship payments, in this online form.
Deadline: November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
Social Scholarship
Applications for financial aid must be submitted in person at the faculty offices on weekdays during student service hours, from October 19 – November 6, 2026. Only complete applications, in accordance with the requirements set forth in Scholarship Awarding Methodology.
- Standard Application Form for a Social Scholarship can be downloaded from here.
- Affidavit Regarding Net Income received by the student's family members over the past 12 months (October 2025–September 2026) can be downloaded from here.
- Form Regarding the Consent to the Processing of Personal Data The form for verifying compliance with the scholarship eligibility criteria can be downloaded from here
- In addition, SNSPA students who wish to receive a financial aid scholarship must correctly fill out the information required for the scholarship payments, in this online form.
Deadline: November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
- Publication of the lists of students nominated for social scholarships: November 20, 2026.
- Submission of appeals for social scholarships: November 21–22, 2026
- Announcement of the results of appeals for social scholarships: November 24, 2026.
Warning!
Scholarships will be paid only to students who are officially designated as scholarship recipients and who have correctly filled out the online form with the information required for the payment, in accordance with the announced deadlines. The payment of scholarships is contingent upon the timely submission of the requested information and the student’s acknowledgment that this information is personal.
Romanian students who received a scholarship last year and will continue to receive one in the first semester of the 2026–2027 academic year must complete this form, even if they have the same account as last year. Scholarship recipients must be the account holders of the account provided; scholarships cannot be deposited into accounts where they are not the account holders.
Information for international students and students of Romanian descent (Republic of Moldova, Albania, Ukraine, etc.) admitted to state-funded spots with scholarships
Foreign and Romanian students from all over (the Republic of Moldova, Albania, Ukraine, Macedonia, etc.) who have been admitted to state-funded spots with scholarships for the 2026–2027 academic year, in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs, must correctly fill out the information required for the disbursement of scholarships, in this online form, along with the information needed to process the scholarship payment (personal identification number, IBAN, etc.) during the period: October 19 – November 6, 2026, at 2:00 p.m..
To receive scholarship payments, international and Romanian students from anywhere who have been admitted to state-funded programs with scholarships must open a bank account at a bank in Romania. Scholarships cannot be deposited into another person’s account.
Scholarship recipients who do not submit the information required for the scholarship payment will receive the allocated amount only after they provide the details of a bank account held at a bank in Romania.
Important!
International students and students of Romanian ethnicity who have been admitted to a state-funded spot with a scholarship must upload the tax identification number (CIF) assigned by the Romanian bank where they opened their account or their residence permit for Romania.
